? State lawmakers getting their first glance today at Gov. Bobby Jindal?s proposed budget for next fiscal year are finding several contingencies.

Written by

Mike Hasten
mhasten@gannett.com

BATON ROUGE - State lawmakers getting their first glance today at Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed budget for next fiscal year are finding several contingencies, particularly that the budget excludes funding for state hospitals in Lafayette and Rapides parishes, contingent on partnerships with private hospitals taking over operations of those facilities.

Funding for E.A. Conway in Monroe is in the budget for only the first three months, banking on a partnership agreement materializing by October. The LSU Health facility in Shreveport is still in the budget for the entire fiscal year, ...